VERY REV. ROBERT KOLAKOWSKI, JCD

PASTOR

Office@parishofsaintjohn.org

PARISH OFFICE /OFICINA PARROQUIAL

13 North Main Street ~ Lambertville, NJ 08530

Office: 609-397-3350 Fax: 609-397-8713

Hours: Monday—Thursday 9:30AM—2:00PM

Fridays & Holidays—Closed

FOR EMERGENCY/ENCASO SE EMERGENCIA

609-460-4762

MASS SCHEDULE/HORARIO DE MISA

ST JOHN

WEEKDAYS

MONDAY through FRIDAY 8:30 a.m.

WEEKENDS

SATURDAY EVENING 5:00 p.m.

SUNDAY 8:00 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m. ST AGNES

SUNDAY 9:30 a.m.

MISA EN ESPANOL 11:00 a.m.

HOLY DAYS

HOLY DAY 7:00a.m. & 7:00p.m.

CONFESSIONS

SATURDAY 3:30-4:30 p.m.

June 16, 2019

THE MOST HOLY TRINITY

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ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST PARISH ~ LAMBERTVILLE AND STOCKTON, NJ

June 16, 2019 Sanctuary Light

In Memory of Lawrence Costanza

Req. by His Daughter Lauretta

June 16, 2019 Altar Flowers In Memory of

Robert Hevner Req. by Barbara Hevner

Knights of Columbus

Louis Failla: Grand Knight 609-397-4550

Next Meeting:

To Be Announced

June 8th & 9th, 2019

Offertory:

Collection: $ 10,361 OnLine Giving: $ 4,589 Less Average Expenses: ($12,500) Balance: $ 2,450

Thank you for your generosity!

Let us remember all those who have asked for our prayers

especially the sick and suffering of our parish.

Juan P. Lopez, Nancy Guitierrez, Edwina Gill, Rose Korney,

Grace Emma, Barry Catanzareti, Michael Hughes, Steve Jaques,

Audrey Holcombe, Beverly Fresco, Peggy Bishop, Gregory

Maloney, Paul Baldasarre, Diane Worthington, Alfonso

Smullen, Mary Holcombe, Elaine Joiner, Efigenia Avalos, Gary

Davila, Walter Rzeszutek, Kerry Bush, Ruth Yolanda, Nelly

Lozano, Yuri Gil, James Malagrino, Chihon Jayoloa, Janice

Carty, Michele Studley, Joseph M. Waters, Lawrence Miele,

Jim Oehlers, Clayton Wells, Maria.

“Jesus, look upon me with eyes of mercy, may your healing hand rest upon me.”

The Rosary Altar Society Upcoming Events:

Praying the Rosary: July 6th, 2019 @ 4:30PM Meetings will resume in September.

If you are interested in joining, please contact Vicki Casey—President 609-397-9265

Commemorative Candle for St. John Paul II

In Memory of Glenn Wright & James A. Bishop

Req. by Carol Bishop

Please join us at St. John’s every Monday morning

at 8:00am for the Perpetual Novena in honor of

Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal.

FIRST FRIDAY DEVOTION PRAYERS

Please join us every First Friday following the 8:30AM Mass for meditation prayers in devotion to our Blessed Mother and the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Winners:

$150 Shop Rite Gift Card—Bill Emery

$100 Home Depot Gift Card—Jim Cavallo

$50 Sunoco Gift Card—Paige Rinz

Thank you to everyone who supported our raffle!

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RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Children's religious education: please call the office for reli-gious studies (in English). Requires that children attend scheduled classes to receive their sacraments. It also re-quires all households to participate regularly in the Mass. CONFESSIONS St. John's ~ Saturday: 3:30- 4:30 P.M. or call the Parish Office for an appointment. BAPTISMS Celebrated the first Sunday of the month after the 11:00 Mass, please call the Parish Office for additional infor-mation: 609-397-3350. All paperwork must be completed prior to scheduling a baptism. MARRIAGES The bride or groom must be an active-registered member of St. John the Evangelist Parish with weekly Mass attend-ance and involvement in the life of the Parish for one year before the marriage preparation process. Please call the Parish Office for more information. According to the Com-mon Policy of the five Latin-rite (Roman Catholic) dioceses of New Jersey, there must be twelve months of marriage preparation for each couple who desires to be married in the Church. Please do not make any wedding arrange-ments (including reception hall) until you have met with the pastor and he has approved the wedding date with you.

SACRAMENT OF ANOINTING OF THE SICK When necessary, contact the Parish Office 609-397-3350 HOSPITALIZED FAMILY If you have a hospitalized family member, let the parish

know so that we can visit and take the Eucharist. Please

call the parish office.

PARISH INFORMATION

Readings for the week of June 16, 2019

Sunday: Prv 8:22-31; Ps 8:4-5, 6-7, 8-9; Rom 5:1-5; Jn

16:12-15

Monday: 2 Cor 6:1-10; Ps 97:1, 2b, 3ab, 3cd-4; Mt

5:38-42

Tuesday: 2 Cor 8:1-9; Ps 146:2, 5-6ab, 6c-7, 8-9a; Mt

5:43-48

Wednesday: 2 Cor 9:6-11; Ps 112:1bc-2, 3-4, 9; Mt 6:1-

6, 16-18

Thursday: 2 Cor 1:1-11; Ps 111:1b-2, 3-4, 7-8; Mt 6:7-

15

Friday: 2 Cor 11:18, 21-30; Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7; Mt

6:19-23

Saturday: 2 Cor 12:1-10; Ps 34:8-9, 10-11, 12-13; Mt

6:24-34

Sunday: Gn 14:18-20; Ps 110:1, 2, 3, 4; 1 Cor 11:23-

26; Lk 9:11b-17

MERCY CORNER Glory be to the Father,

Who by His almighty power and love created me,

making me in the image and likeness of God.

Glory be to the Son,

Who by His Precious Blood delivered me from hell,

and opened for me the gates of heaven.

Glory be to the Holy Spirit,

Who has sanctified me in the sacrament of Baptism,

and continues to sanctify me

by the graces I receive daily from His bounty.

Glory be to the Three adorable Persons of the Holy

Trinity, now and forever. Amen.

The Most Holy Trinity

Theme: God is love. Breaking Open the Word Suggested text for faith sharing: Today’s Gospel Step One: Listen to the Word As you hear this reading, what words or phrases strike you? What in this reading touches your heart? What lingers in your memory? Step Two: Look into Your Life Question for Children: God fills us with love. How, this week, will you show your family - your mom, dad, brothers, sisters, grandparents, cousins - that you love them as God loves them? Question for Youth: When Jesus left the world, He sent the Holy Spirit to be with us. Have you ever given something important to someone else as a sign of your love for them? Have you ever experienced the Holy Spirit as a similar gift to you? Question for Adults: Today we celebrate the rela-tionship of love among the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. In what similar community of love do you live?

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St. John’s Ministry Group News

Book Club: Book to Discuss: Jadwig's Crossing by Aloysius A. Lutz and Richard J.Lutz. We will be meeting on Tuesday, July 2nd at 7:00pm and Wednesday, July 3rd at 2:00pm in The Jesus School, Second Floor. All are welcome! Any questions, please call: Beth Lange 908-672-1731 Evening Prayer: On June 20th at 7:00pm, and repeating every third Thursday of the month, we will have an Evening Prayer Service at St. John's. We will pray the Evening Prayer of the Liturgy of the Hours, have some time for reflection, and conclude with the Divine Mercy Chaplet. We all know how beautiful the Church looks at night, candles lit - a great way to pull away from our busy lives, in community and prayer. Copies of the Evening Prayer will be available, but we encourage you to download the iBreviary app for your phone or tablet. Saint John Outreach Ministry: Thank you all for your support and generosity with donations you provide to us. We helped 15 clients from January—April with bills our neighbors could not pay on their own. All our clients are screened and referred to available community re-sources. They are so thankful for all they receive! Our thanks to Bert Johnson & Laura Darby for their monthly food drive collections. Food donations go to the food pantry and our min-istry has given $5,100 to date. The food pantry will move to a larger facility near CVS in Lambertville and our ministry provid-ed $5,000 to assist with this move. Senior Outreach Ministry: The next meeting date: June 12th at 7:00PM. There will be no meeting in July and August. We will resume our meetings in September. Tutoring Ministry: We are beginning to form a tutoring ministry at St. John's. Many parishioners have expressed an interest in help-ing both adults and children in languages, including ESL, gen-eral schoolwork, and financial counseling. If you or someone you know needs assistance, or would like to join this effort as a volunteer, please contact us. Judy Rudderow email: jmr23@comcast.net Or call: 215-499-3725 Ministerio de Tutoría: Estamos empezando a formar un Ministerio de Tutoría en St. John's. Muchos feligreses han expresado interés en ayudar tanto a adultos como a niños en idiomas, incluyendo ESL, trabajo escolar general y asesoría financiera. Si usted o algui-en que usted conoce necesita ayuda, o desea unirse a este esfuerzo como voluntario, favor de contactar-nos. office@parishofsaintjohn.org Welcome Ministry: “Refreshments at the Piazza” will be held following the Sunday Masses on June 30th. Please join us and enjoy our St. John’s family! Women’s Retreat Group: Stay tuned for details on our Fall Women’s Retreat! If you have any questions, please contact Kathy Ronning at 215-776-0544 or Kathleenronning4@gmail.com

How to Prepare the Heart at the Offertory The fundamental insight: “Sacrifice,” which is at the heart of Jesus’ saving work, the Mass, and the Christian life, means giving undivided love to God the Father. Gifts and offerings that truly rep-resent the heart of the giver are the true sacrifice desired by God. The objective of the preparation of the gifts and of the altar is to place our whole selves on the altar so that we can be joined with Jesus’ whole self and given to God the Father. The principal activity: Pray the Morning Offering throughout the week, and during the preparation of the altar and the gifts at Mass, consider slowly and thoughtfully what or whom you pray for; what you are working toward in the days to come; what has brought you recent joy; and each thing large or small that causes you pain or suffering. Be specific and genuine in these considerations, and place them on the altar along with the bread and wine.

CCD Registration Forms for the Fall, 2019

sessions can be found in the back of

Church and on-line.

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Weekly Reflection June 16, 2019

The Most Holy Trinity

Reflection by Rev. Leonard N. Peterson

If you stroll through a bookstore, or scroll through a book list,

you will inevitably find a long list of what are called “self-

improvement” books. Google alone provides a list of six

types. There are books for self-confidence; self-help, self-love,

self-growth, self-improvement and self-esteem. I have to con-

clude from this variety of offerings that a lot of people are walk-

ing around with deep concern over their perceived failure, or at

least worrisome weakness in the matter of living life fully.

Of course, for me as a believer in God the Father, Jesus Christ

His only Son, and the Holy Spirit, I need only turn to the Bible

for the answers to all those areas of concern. I can declare with

the utmost confidence because I believe that the co-author of

Holy Scripture is God, who has chosen to work through the hu-

man writers. I also hold that the discernment of the Church,

guided by the Holy Spirit, is the deciding factor as to which

books belong in the collection.

One doesn’t have to go very deeply into the teachings of Christ

until we learn the mind-blowing truth about God. One that we

would never conclude on our own: that our one God is a commu-

nity of three Persons. These same three are distinct but equal and

Jesus names them “the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.”

There is no sense trying to comprehend this truth in its fullness

because that is beyond the ability of our finite minds. After all,

God by nature is the Supreme Being, the absolute “Other” from

us. A much more spiritually profitable exercise is to tackle the

question of why Jesus told us this in the first place. As with so

much of what He taught us about God and prayer, the answer

lies in His love for us.

All of us at one time or another in our lives have loved someone.

Leaving family aside as automatic, just turn to friends. Initially

they know very little about us. But in pursuing the relationship,

we want them to know us inside and out as time goes by. We in

effect say to them: “This is who I am.” Jesus tells us the same

thing, despite His knowing from the outset that we will never

fully know the Infinite One.

Putting all this into the context of the current cultural buzzword,

God wants to be “transparent.” He wants us to know the kind of

God with whom we are relating. This Trinity is what God is. It

follows that we can benefit so much from an authentic and deep

relationship with Him based on mutual love.

So we celebrate, venerate and advocate for this revealed mystery

on this solemn feast day. Fuller speculation about what the Trin-

ity means is the task primarily of theologians. For the rest of us,

the main point Jesus wanted to make is that God’s love for us is

so deep and rich that we don’t need to turn to any self-help li-

brary. We realize from the truth of the divine Trinity what God

really wants to be for us: Someone we can love and know. Or, to

put into other words, He wants us to know Him like an open

book.

June 16, 2019 The Most Holy Trinity

Saint of the Week Augustine of Canterbury, Bishop, d. c. 605

St. Gregory the Great, pope during Augustine’s adult life, had a vision

of re-evangelizing Anglo-Saxon England. To accomplish this, he se-

lected about thirty of the monks from his monastery in Rome, includ-

ing their prior, Augustine. This group set out for England in 596.

When the group reached the English Channel, they received warnings

that the Anglo-Saxons were a wild and fierce people and the monks

would be in great danger if they crossed over the Channel to England.

The monks asked Augustine to seek reassurance from the pope, so

Augustine returned to Rome where St. Gregory encouraged him and

his monks to continue with their mission, promising them that he was

certain that the English were ready for conversion.

Arriving in the territory of Kent, the missionaries sent word to the Eng-

lish king that they came to spread the good news. King Ethelbert (later

St. Ethelbert), whose wife was Christian though he himself was not,

came to meet them. Ethelbert had no objection to the monks preaching,

allowing them to convert any of his people who would believe in

Christ. King Ethelbert himself was baptized in the following year.

Having learned well from his teachers, the king would not force any of

his people to become Christian, the service of Christ being voluntary.

Upon his conversion, however, many of his followers were also bap-

tized. Soon after, Augustine was consecrated the bishop of the English.

Augustine’s success in his mission overjoyed the pope who sent anoth-

er band of missionaries to assist him. Gregory outlined for Augustine

the steps which he should take to establish the Church in England.

Local customs were to be maintained as far as possible, substituting the

feast days of saints for heathen festivals. Pagan temples were to be

purified and consecrated as Christian churches for, as Gregory wrote,

“he who would climb to a lofty height must go by steps, not leaps.”

Augustine kept busy spreading the faith. In Canterbury, he rebuilt an

ancient church as the center of his see, which stood on the site of the

present day cathedral. Outside the walls of Canterbury, he established

an abbey which he dedicated to Sts. Peter and Paul. After his death,

this abbey became known as St. Augustine’s. He also established sees

in London and Rochester.

Augustine died on May 26 in about the year 605, seven years after his

arrival in England. He is honored in England and Wales on that date. In

this country, his memorial is celebrated one day later, on the 27th of

May.

Augustine’s message today: Like many of us, Augustine had

some doubts before he set off on his mission, but, with God’s

reassurance through the pope, he proceeded on to great success-

es.

From whom have you received reassurance when unsure about a par-

ticular undertaking? Have you brought the issue to someone you love

and trust, perhaps to your pastor?

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Saturday, June 15, 2019 5:00pm For All Fathers Sunday, June 16, 2019 8:00am For All Fathers 9:30am For All Fathers 11:00am For All Fathers St. Agnes 9:30am For All Fathers 11:00am For the People Monday, June 17, 2019 8:30am Franco Saraceni Req. by Laura & Chris Christiano & Family Tuesday, June 18, 2019 8:30am Mingle Welsh Req. by Angelo Pittore Wednesday, June 19, 2019 8:30am Nicholas J. Staffano, Jr. Req. by Tunis Family Thursday, June 20, 2019 8:30am Antonio Nigrelli Req. by Mario Peluso & Family Friday, June 21, 2019 8:30am Dale Errico Req. by Bob & Mary Ann Ent Saturday, June 22, 2019 5:00pm Bertha Pittore Req. by Rick & Lorraine Carmosino Sunday, June 23, 2019 8:00am Angelo Barbiero Req. by Mario Peluso & Family 9:30am John & Marie Burke Req. by Bob & Joan Burke 11:00am Concetta & Atonio Buontempo Req. by John & Clelia Esposito St. Agnes 9:30am For Vocations to the Priesthood 11:00am For the People

Mass Schedule

Week of June 16, 2019

Ministry Schedule

June 15th & 16th, 2019

Extraordinary Ministers: June15th

5:00pm * Barbara Ashton, Rick Carmosino,

Debbie Closson, Judy Colt, Charles

Slack

June 16th 8:00am * Laura Darby, Joan Hurley, Maria

Matteo, Mary Zetterstrom, VOLUN-

TEER NEEDED

9:30am * Barbara Cecchini, Sharon DiSalvi,

Sharon Ippolito, Stacey Mardirossian,

Lorraine Moore

11:00am * Amy Danese, Michael & Wendy

Biase, Peggy Dondero, Paige Meade

St Agnes:

9:30am Kathy Buscavage

11:00am Maria Miguel, Antonio Castro

Lectors:

June 15th & 16th 5:00pm Kathy Ferry, Jonathan Yarnall

8:00am Carol Harding, Bob Zetterstrom

9:30am Carl Ippolito, Aureo Pena

11:00am David Dondero, Domink Zawadski

St. Agnes:

9:30am Roger Locandro

11:00am Victor Amaya, Irma Reyes

Altar Servers:

June 15th & 16th 5:00pm Harry Thompson, John & Anthony

Whelan

8:00am Larry, Matthew & Lucy Thiel

9:30am Emma, Bridgette & Alexander Smith

-Wilson

11:00am Elijah Enochson, Dorian Zawadski

St. Agnes:

9:30am Aubrey & Lydia Hammill

11:00am Marielena & Erica Alverez

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Mary Lyons & Phillip Chris Cane

Refreshments At The Piazza

Sunday, June 30th

Please join us for refreshments

at the Piazza following the

Sunday Mass as we begin our

Summer gatherings!

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PARISH EVENTS

June 16, 2019— The Most Holy Trinity

“But when he comes, the Spirit of truth, he will

guide you to all truth...” (John 16:13)

Jesus sent the Holy Spirit to help us know and

live the truth. To prepare ourselves, we need to

open our hearts to receive this gift before we can

give it. Develop a daily prayer routine. Talk and

listen to the Holy Spirit. This is best done in si-

lence, when we can hear His response.

St. John the Evangelist

Knights of Columbus

Council 10024

Sir Knight Richard l. Fleming Sr.

Memorial Scholarship

The 2019 scholarship recipient will be

announced at the 9:30AM Mass on

Sunday, June 9th. Thank you to every-

one that applied. Please keep all

Graduating seniors in your prayers.

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LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA

Domingo: Prv 8:22-31; Sal 8:4-5, 6-7, 8-9; Rom 5:1-5; Jn

16:12-15

Lunes: 2 Cor 6:1-10; Sal 98:1, 2b, 3ab, 3cd-4; Mt 5:38-42

Martes: 2 Cor 8:1-9; Sal 145:2, 5-6ab, 6c-7, 8-9a; Mt 5:43-

48

Miércoles: 2 Cor 9:6-11; Sal 111:1-2, 3-4, 9; Mt 6:1-6, 16-

18

Jueves: 2 Cor 1:1-11; Sal 110:1-2, 3-4, 7-8; Mt 6:7-15

Viernes: 2 Cor 11:18, 21-30; Sal 33:2-3, 4-5, 6-7; Mt 6:19-

23

Sábado: 2 Cor 12:1-10; Sal 33:8-9, 10-11, 12-13; Mt 6:24-

34

Domingo: Gn 14:18-20; Sal 109:1, 2, 3, 4; 1 Cor 11:23-26;

Lk 9:11-17

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La Santísima Trinidad/Domingo de la Santísima Trinidad

INFORMACION EN ESPAÑOL

OFICINA PARROQUIAL

609-397-3350

NUMERO DE FAX DE OFICINA 609-397-8713

EN CASO DE EMERGENCIA

609-460-4762

HORAS DE OFICINA

Lunes a Juaves ~ 9:00 AM – 2:00 P.M.

HORARIO DE MISA

Misa en Español ~ Domingos, 11:00 A.M.

St. Agnes en Stockton

EDUCACION

Educación Religiosa para Niños: Por favor llamar a la oficina de Estudios Religiosos (en Inglés). Se requiere que los niños asistan regularmente a estas clases para poder recibir sus sacramentos. Se requiere también que todas las familias participen regularmente en la Misa. Por favor llamar a la directora de Estudios Religiosos para más información, al 609-397-3350.

Educación Religiosa para Adultos: Por favor comuníquese con el Padre si le faltan algunos de los sacramentos.

CONFESIONES St John’s ~ Sábados: 3:30 – 4:30 P.M.

BAUTISMOS

Español: Durante la Misa en español o cuando sea necesario. (Los

padres deben estar registrados en la Parroquia y se requiere que

asistan a una clase de preparación antes del bautismo. Por favor

llame a la oficina parroquial para hacer los arreglos necesarios.)

MATRIMONIOS

Contactar la oficina parroquial 1 año antes de la boda. El novio o la

novia debe estar registrado (a) como miembro de la Parroquia por lo

menos por 1 año antes que el día de la boda sea confirmado. Se

requiere que los novios participen en Pre-Cana o Encuentro de

Comprometidos. Para más información, por favor llamar la oficina

parroquial.

SACRAMENTO DE UNCION DE LOS ENFERMOS

Cuando sea necesario, contacte la oficina parroquial.

FAMILIARES HOSPITALIZADOS

Si tiene algún familiar hospitalizado, hágalo saber a la parroquia para

que lo podamos visitar y llevarle la Eucaristía. Pueden llamar al

Padre al 609-397-3350 o 609-397-4118.

PARTICIPE EN EL CORO

El coro está buscando más voces e instrumentos musicales. Toda

persona a quien le guste cantar o sepa tocar instrumentos musicales,

pueden participar en el coro. Ofrezca su talento.

La Santísima Trinidad

Primera Lectura : Proverbios 8:22-31

Estuve presente en la creación del mundo.

En la primera lectura de Proverbios, la Sabiduría

habla ante Dios sobre la Tierra que ella ayudó a

concebir.

La Sabiduría fue concebida y deparada por Dios y

estuvo presente como la diseñadora asignada por

Dios en la obra de la creación.

En el pasaje de hoy, las palabras delicia y jugaban

expresan la felicidad del Creador.

Segunda Lectura : Romanos 5:1-5

Estamos en paz.

La lectura de la Carta a los Romanos desarrolló la

idea de Cristo como nuestro mediador ante Dios.

Cristo nos reconcilió con Dios no debido a ningún

esfuerzo de nuestra parte, sino debido al inmenso

amor de Dios.

Somos fuertes porque el Espíritu de Dios vive en

nosotros.

Evangelio : Juan 16:12-15

El Padre y Yo somos uno y el Espíritu Santo recibirá

lo que Yo dé y lo que diga sobre esto.

La lectura del Evangelio de Juan es parte del dis-

curso que Jesús dio a los discípulos la noche antes

de su muerte.

Jesús prometió enviar el Espíritu a los discípulos

para aliviar y fortalecerlos después de haberse ido

hacia el Padre.

Así como Jesús fue el revelador de Dios, el Es-

píritu fue el revelador de Dios a los discípulos.

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DIOCESE OF METUCHEN

Dedicate a Beautiful

Apse Star

in Memory of a Loved One

Small Star: $500

Large Star: $3000

Perhaps they are not the stars, but rather openings in

Heaven where the love of our lost ones pours through and

shines down upon us to let us know they are happy.

-- Author Unknown

Mass to be celebrated for those remembered

once a month

Forms available at Mass or the Parish Office

For more information contact Judy at 215-598-3983

FORMED — Netflix for Catholics!

Go to: https://formed.org/ Use our parish code MZHMCM to create a profile, login and start watching!

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Awakening Year – Personal Consecration Opportunity

Looking for a simple way to be spiritually renewed? Looking

to develop a deeper relationship with Our Lord? Want to

grow in holiness, but are too busy? Set aside just 15 minutes

a day for nine days during this Awakening Year to deepen

your faith and make a consecration on a personal level to

Jesus through Our Lady of Guadalupe. Read, reflect and

pray daily with the story of Our Lady and St. Juan Diego.

On the ninth day, you are invited to pray the personal con-

secration prayer, committing yourself to be an active Catho-

lic and sharing your Catholic faith with others. This conse-

cration is easy to fit in your schedule! Just pick the nine days

to do this individually or get a small group together!

To find out more about this personal consecration and to

access the resource, go to:

www.lightingheartsonfire.org , click on prayers, select

Personal Consecration and begin today!

Marriage Encounter Now that SPRING is finally here, why not shake off those winter blues and pump some new life into your marriage. A Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend gives you the time and tools to revitalize romance, deepen commu-nication, and nourish the spirituality in your marriage. The next Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend will be held July 26−28. Early registration is advisable as space is limited. Phone 1-732-904-9636 for registration and information. For further information visit us at www.aweekendforyourmarriage.org

Come Holy Spirit Come! Join us for a Pentecost Vigil at St. Francis Cathedral in Metuchen. Come with an open heart, expecting God to do great things in your life, and through your prayer a fresh new outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon our Diocese of Metuchen during this Year of Awakening. The Vigil Mass will begin at 7 pm followed by all-night Ad-oration, life changing speakers, Confession, inspiring music and fellowship. Benediction is at 6:30 am. Come at any time and stay as long as you wish! Join our mailing list to prepare for this event!

ARE YOU BEING CALLED TO THE DIACONATE?

The Diocese of Metuchen is looking for men who are in-

terested in becoming Permanent Deacons. A new diaco-

nate formation class will begin in spring 2020. If you are

between the ages of 35 and 60, you are invited to attend

a General Information Meeting on Tuesday, June 25,

2019 at 7:30 p.m. at the St. John Neumann Pastoral

Center, 146 Metlars Lane, Piscataway. Applications for

the 2020 class will be accepted near the end of this sum-

mer.

If you have any questions, or wish to advise that you will

attend, please contact the Diocesan Diaconate Office

Quo Vadis Days June 25-27, 2019 Young men ages 14-17! You’re invited to spend three days living, praying and interacting with priests, seminarians and faith-filled teens your own age. The days will include dy-namic talks, a visit from Bishop Checchio, sports and activities, prayer, small group discussion and so much more. For more information, please email: quovadis@diometuchen.org